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Name the organisation which has reported that India & China tops a list of nations for illegal sand mining?
Options- A. UNEP
- B. UNESCO
- C. UNICEF
- D. IUCN
- Correct Answer
- UNEP
ExplanationAccording to the recent report released by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) titled 'Sand and Sustainability: finding new solutions for environmental governance of global sand resources', India and China top a list of nations where illegal sand mining has become a key environmental issue. The report focusses on the altering pattern of sand consumption, demand and role among the growing population. The report brings to light that sand and gravel are the 2nd largest natural resources that are extracted but are the least regulated. The first largest being water. UNEP declares it as one of the major sustainability challenges of the country in the 21st century. The report stresses on the fact that large scale sand mining breaks the natural ecosystem, thus causing ecological damage. - 1. Name the product from Indonesia, which has been imposed Anti Dumping Duty by Government of India recently.
Options- A. Splenda
- B. Saccharin
- C. Stevia
- D. Isomalt Discuss
- 2. Which university approved a worldwide assessment system across India to use a wider new range of online courses?
Options- A. Yale University
- B. Imperial College London
- C. University of Cambridge
- D. University of Oxford Discuss
- 3. Guillermo Cano Press Freedom Prize is an initiative of __________.
Options- A. UNEP
- B. UNSC
- C. UNDP
- D. UNESCO Discuss
- 4. What is the name of the new novel written by the booker prize winning author, Salman Rushdie inspired by Spanish classic Don Quixote?
Options- A. Quichotte
- B. Milkman
- C. Lincoln in the Bardo
- D. The Sellout Discuss
- 5. According to Fitch Solutions Macro Research report, India to install __________ wind capacity by 2022.
Options- A. 40.5 GW
- B. 48.2 GW
- C. 54.7 GW
- D. 60 GW Discuss
- 6. Which of the following institute ranked 12th in APAC?
Options- A. Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad
- B. Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
- C. Indian Institute of Management, Indore
- D. Indian Institute of Management, Kolkata Discuss
- 7. Find the Metro rail corporation which has started an initiative to become the world's first 100% solar-powered metro?
Options- A. Jaipur Metro Rail Corporation Ltd.
- B. Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation (GMRC)
- C. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC)
- D. Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) Discuss
- 8. What was the theme of the 5th Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) Media Summit on Climate Action and Disaster Preparedness?
Options- A. Focus on occupational safety and health has largely been confined to four sectors
- B. For procurement and marketing support to MSMEs
- C. Media Solutions for Sustainable Future: Saving Lives, Building Resilient Communities
- D. Innovative Solutions for environmental challenges and sustainable production and consumption Discuss
- 9. Name the journal that publish, the discovery of the first small-molecule inhibitors of the Streptococcus pyogenes Cas9 (SpCas9) protein by the team of researchers headed by Amit Choudhary.
Options- A. Journal Nature
- B. Journal Environmental Research
- C. Journal of Biotechnology
- D. Journal Cell Discuss
- 10. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs gave its approval to permit Indian Oil to sale this much per cent of the equity in Lubrizol India to Lubrizol Corporation.
Options- A. 14 per cent
- B. 24 per cent
- C. 34 per cent
- D. 44 per cent Discuss
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Correct Answer: Saccharin
Explanation:
Based on the recommendation of the Designated Authority in the Commerce Ministry in March 2019, the revenue department under the Ministry of Finance has imposed anti-dumping duty of 1,633.17 $ per tonne on saccharin imports from Indonesia. This duty, unless withdrawn earlier, will be valid for a period of 5 years.Import of saccharin into India has increased from 421 tonnes in 2014-15 to 543 tonne in 2017-18.The petition seeking anti-dumping probe on saccharin imports from Indonesia was filed by Swati Petro Products Pvt Ltd.
Correct Answer: University of Cambridge
Explanation:
University of Cambridge approved worldwide assessment system, which will offer 482 schools across India the chance to use a wider new range of online courses. Pamoja Education has received its approval by Cambridge Assessment International Education. The market for online learning in India is currently growing at 20% per year.
Correct Answer: UNESCO
Explanation:
The World Press Freedom Prize also known as UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize 2019 is formally conferred every year by Director-General of UNESCO, on occasion of World Press Freedom Day observed on 3 May. In 2019 award would be shared by two jailed Myanmar journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo who reported on alleged human rights violations in the state of Rakhine, Myanmar. The Reuters reporters are serving a seven-year prison sentence in Myanmar. They are charged with breaking the country's secrets law for their journalistic investigation on the military's brutal crackdown and killings of Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine state.
Correct Answer: Quichotte
Explanation:
The British Indian novelist Salman Rushdie's new novel "Quichotte" will be released in August 2019. This will be the 14th book of the Booker prize-winning author and will be published at Jonathan Cape in the UK on 29 August 2019. The book Quichotte is inspired by Miguel de Cervantes' classic novel Don Quixote, and tells the story of an ageing travelling salesman who falls in love with a TV star and sets off to drive across America on a quest to prove himself worthy of her hand.
Correct Answer: 54.7 GW
Explanation:
According to Fitch Solutions Macro Research report, India is probably going to install 54.7GW of wind capacity by 2022 against the 60 GW target set by the government. This wind capacity installation is a part of India's ambitious target of installing 175 GW of renewable energy capacity by the year 2022 which includes 100 GW from solar, 60 GW from wind, 10GW from bio-power and 5 GW from small hydro-power.
Correct Answer: Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
Explanation:
After being ranked number one in the NIRF Rankings 2019 under the management category, IIM Bangalore has added another feather to its cap. Its Post Graduate Programme in Enterprise Management (PGPEM) has been ranked 12th in APAC and 61st globally in the QS Executive MBA Rankings 2019. IIM-B has become the only B-school in India to be a part of top 100 B-Schools globally and ranks 12th in APAC.
Correct Answer: Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC)
Explanation:
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on Thursday started receiving solar power from Madhya Pradesh's Rewa Solar Power Project, kick-starting an initiative to be the world's first 100% green energy rail network. DMRC received 27 megawatts (MW) power from the MP-based project and will gradually increase it to 99 MW. "The power received from Rewa will be utilised for the operational as well as auxiliary requirement of Delhi Metro. Till now, the solar power generated by the roof top plants installed in DMRC premises were utilised for the auxiliary requirements such as lighting and air conditioning of stations and depots.
Correct Answer: Media Solutions for Sustainable Future: Saving Lives, Building Resilient Communities
Explanation:
5th Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) Media Summit on Climate Action and Disaster Preparedness was held in Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal with a theme of "Media Solutions for Sustainable Future: Saving Lives, Building Resilient Communities". The aim of this two day summit was to address the key issue of utilizing media's full potential of accelerating climate action and disaster preparedness and connect different stakeholders to media professionals for collaboration and joint practical projects.
Correct Answer: Journal Cell
Explanation:
In the journal 'Cell' researchers authored that the discovery of the first small-molecule inhibitors of the Streptococcus pyogenes Cas9 (SpCas9) protein could enable more precise control over CRISPR-Cas9-based genome editing. i. The research was headed by Amit Choudhary of the Broad Institute, Harvard Medical School, and Brigham and Women's Hospital. These first small-molecule CRISPR-Cas9 inhibitors are much smaller than the previously discovered anti-CRISPR proteins.
Correct Answer: 24 per cent
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